10 December 2018 (Toronto, CANADA) \u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u00a0As the UN climate talks in Poland entered their second week, Greenpeace activists projected a message to world leaders at COP24 demanding urgent action to turn the tide on the worsening climate emergency.<\/p>\n
Activists projected the words: \u2018Politicians Talk, Leaders Act\u2019 and \u2018No Hope Without Climate Action\u2019 onto the roof of the COP24 venue, the Spodek, in Katowice. The activity took place as the\u00a070th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u00a0dawned in the Asia-Pacific region, where some of the world\u2019s most climate vulnerable people are calling for countries to align their national climate action targets with the 1.5\u00b0C target.<\/p>\n
Greenpeace Canada Climate & Energy Senior Strategist, Keith Stewart, said:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cWhile there are some bright spots, Canada\u2019s current efforts fall far short of what scientists and doctors are telling us is required to protect our health and meet our commitments under the Paris climate agreement. Rather than finding new ways to prop up the oil industry, Canada needs to implement climate solutions that are as big as the problem. This requires great public transit and vehicles powered by 100 percent renewable energy; homes, offices and factories that produce as much clean energy as they use; durable products that aren\u2019t thrown away moments after purchase; and genuine progress on Indigenous reconciliation. We need a Green New Deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greenpeace International\u2019s head of delegation at COP24 in Katowice (Poland), Jens Mattias Clausen said:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve reached the crunch moment for not only COP24, but for the world, to deliver the kind of climate action we\u2019re in desperate need of. This is a climate emergency and only through a shared commitment to action will we prevent a system collapse.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no excuse for divisions not to be bridged here in Katowice. While a lot of politicians talk about climate action, their words fail to inspire hope and ring like empty promises in the COP24 corridors unless they stand up and be counted.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we need is a strong commitment to ramp up the current grossly insufficient climate plans by 2020 at latest, a strong set of rules to govern action and real money for real action so that we get to work rescuing our climate. Those who irresponsibly fail to deliver or negligently try and block climate action will be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n Greenpeace is calling for:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n